How to Use Citation Managers with Read

We highly suggest using the Mendeley citation manager application as it is supported by all operating systems. If you are looking for the Web version of this FAQ article, click here. 

Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mendeley

iOS: https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/mendeley-reference-manager/id380669300

Android Version

1. Go to the article you want to grab citations from, and click on the icon of the three dots.
2. A list of options should appear. Select the option that says Open PDF In...
3. If you already have Mendeley downloaded, you will be able to see an option to open the PDF in Mendeley.
4. The article will be opened in Mendeley with the citation readily available. Click on the check mark to confirm adding the PDF to Mendeley.
5. Press the back button to go to Mendeley's homepage unless you want to make changes to the citations (#6).
6. Alternatively, if you would like to edit the citation, click on the icon of the three dots.
7. All articles from Read that follow this process will be saved into the All Documents folder within Mendeley.

Once an article and its citation have been saved to Mendeley, it can be easily accessed directly from the Mendeley application.

iOS Version

1. Go to the article you want to grab citations from, and click on the icon of the box with an upwards arrow.
2. A list of options should appear. Select the option that says Open PDF In...
3. If you already have Mendeley downloaded, you will be able to see an option to Copy to Mendeley. If you downloaded the application but do not see this option, click on More. The next time you go through this process, Mendeley will show up on your list as one of the first three options.
4. The article will be opened and saved in Mendeley with the citation readily available. You will be given the option to read the article or make changes to the citation.
5. All articles from Read that follow this process will be saved into the All Documents folder within Mendeley.

Once an article and its citation have been saved to Mendeley, it can be easily accessed directly from the Mendeley application.

https://qxmd.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/360036221271-How-to-Use-Citation-Managers-with-Read

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